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What is a verb? Does it swim? Chew? Slither or zoom? It does all of these things and more.

Dark, quiet places like barns are these owls' favorite hideouts. Just don't disturb barn owls, or they'll hiss and shriek! Learn more about these pale nighttime hunters.

Firefighters keep us safe from fire. Learn about a firefighter's tools, workplace, and role in the community.

Learn how carrots grow underground.

Travel to Mexico. Find out the facts about this country in North America.

Cobras strike prey with their venomous fangs. Learn about these hooded hunters.

Found throughout the United States, a garter snake may be lurking nearby! Hear about these common creepers.

Nurses keep us healthy. Learn about a nurse's tools, workplace, and role in the community.

Space robots orbit Earth, work inside the space station, and explore Mars. Find out just what these awesome machines can do.

Travel to Afghanistan. Find out the facts about this country in Asia.

Swim along with the clown fish on the reef. These eye-catching fish live in anemones for safety and food. Learn what they eat and how they survive in the big ocean.

If a story has magical creatures or a fairy princess, you're listening to folklore. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the magic of fairy tales, fables, and folk tales.

Big, burly anacondas coil around their prey then swallow it whole. Learn about these water-loving giants.

"Cancellation" - A young woman discovers there's a penalty for having excessive non-payments to her credit card company.

In rural Georgia in 1948, a man was lucky to get any kind of work. Which was why Cletus Pink felt he'd been blessed when an old farmer named MacDonald offered him a job. But what was making the horrific sounds coming from the main house? Worse, why was there always fresh blood oozing out from underneath the kitchen's back door?

A plague is wiping out the population, stealing the humanity from people and turning them into monsters. Kem and Armand are willing to do whatever it takes to protect their daughter and survive. Nothing is promised, not life, not their next meal, not even a decent night’s rest. The quality of life is quickly diminishing. How much is too much? How long until the fight for survival is no longer worth it, and it’s time for a dignified end rather than a slow, painful death?

Hi. My name is Alexis Hembree, and I’m a cop. My partner and I are good at our jobs, except we don’t tend to work what others would call a “normal” beat. For some reason, we draw evil to us like flies to sugar. Sometimes, there are things in this world we can’t explain or anticipate. But when they cross that line between their existence and ours and show up, we have to deal with them as best we can.

An hour of 60s and 70s northern soul, R&B with a dash of mod, boogaloo, crossover and modern all on original vinyl 45s!

Amanda Storey was sent by her company to a tiny rural town to convince the community that having a chain mega-supermarket built there would be a boon to their economy and job market. She never showed up for the town hall meeting, even though the company insists she was scheduled to be there. The motor inn where she had reservations claimed she never checked in, and police have not found any trace of her body or her car. This is what really happened.

A tale of paranormal horror. Four years ago Byron Shales was a manager for a department store. Now he hunts down and captures the newly zombie-fied dead, and resells them at auction to the highest bidder. His beliefs and apathy come to a sickening halt when he elects to keep one young woman for himself, and discovers that all his pre-conceived notions about these non-living creatures have been a lie. In fact, the truth about Rothsburg’s Disease may be more horrifying than the flesh-eating creatures it infects.